The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-11-11
TELEGRAPHlC SUMMARY.
IN EpiIsns Of ihs Principal Events Now
Attracting Pablo Interest

The propeller Vernon was foundered
during heavy gale on Lake Michi,
gan, and thirty lives were lost.
Jenny Lind, the celebrated Swedish
singer, is dead, aged 66 years. She
had been seriously i'll for some weeks.
Sixteen thousand miners have struck
work in the Betrinage district, Ger.
many. A renewal OF rioting is feared
No less than a dozen small schooners
and barges have been reported as
wrecked during the same storm on
Lake Superior.
John Hodel, a silk weaver living nj
Hebron, Conn, killed his vile and Tn, II
set fire 10 the house. Two children
were burned TO death.
1t is reported that the British bark,
Temple Bar, bound for Rio Janeiro,
foundered in Bristol channel, and the
crew, numbering eighteen, were lost.
The French steamer Hindoostana,
which arrived at Marseilles from New
York, took reand was entirely burned.
She had 800 tons OF merchandise ON
board. All was destroyed.
An explosion OF fire damp occurred
in a lead mine at Matlock. County
Derby, Ireland. Twenty-Five men
were in the pit at the time Five dead
bodies have already been recovered.
Advices from Warsaw state that the
town of Kusin, in the province OF
Minsk. was totally destroyed by fire.
Three hundred and fifty houses and a
number Of stores were burned, and
many lives lost.
Martha Nj. Crockett has been SEN
tenced to state prison for life for the
murder of her husband last December,
by administering poison in fried APP
piles, at Belfast, Me. She received her
sentence stolidly.
The steam launch Mary burst her
boiler NJ New York city, killing John
and Patrick Cunningham, brothers
Gail K. Schmidt, owner OF the launch,
was blown into the river, but was
saved. Several others we're badly
bruised.
An engine on the Fort Wayne rail.
ROAD struck a street car at Federal
street crossing in Allegheny city, Pa,
and two passengers who jumped from
the cars were caught under the wheels
Of the engine and ground to death.
Those remaining on the ear were not
injured.
Count DeLesseps has announced 10
the Academy of Science that the Pam
ANA canal viii be opened February 80,
1890. The work viii not then be en-
tirely completed, but the passage will
be free for twenty ships day. It is
estimated that the traffic will produce
an annual revenue OF from 30 000, 600
10 l00, 900, 600 francs.
A disastrous explosion occurred at
one of the packing houses of the At
lantic dynamite works, near McCains-
vile, n. J. -Four men were instantly
killed and three are missing. The
names of the dead men are John Fam
cher, III. Todd, Fred MeDeed and his
brother Philip. The missing men are
believed 10 have been in the vicinity of
the mill at the time OF the explosion,
and they cannot now be found.
George King, who resides in Frank
4 n
per at his residence. After supper was
nearly over. all the guests were taken
violently i'll. A doctor was sent for
and said they were poisoned, but did
all he could for them. Since then six
whites and one colored person have
died, and all the others are seriously
i'll. No motive can be assigned for the
dastardly deed. The cock is not sus-
pected, as she is dangerously sick, and
her husband and child are dead.
Gov. Swineford, of Alaska, in his an
nual report, estimates the value of tax.
able property in the territory at $10,-
600 600, exclusive of the Alaska Com
mercial Company's establishment on
the Seal Islands The increase, he
says, will be rapid so soon as congress
by necessary legislation, gives encour
agement to the settlement of public
lands He says there is very con
siderable acreage of tillable land in
Southeastern Alaska with a soil thai
produces the most luxurious vegeta
ton, the fact being that no one come:
into the territory with belief tina
either the soil or climate is adapted T.
either agricultural or horticulture
pursuits, but the few experiments tha
have been made leave no room fol
doubt that all the cereals, except corn
can be grown to perfection in man,
sections. As TO stock raising, he say
the winters of Southeastern Alaska ar,
rauch milder than those of Montana
Wyoming and Dakota, and the season.
altogether are quite well adapted t
this industry. The governor says won
derful results are being achieved il
mining, showing the territory to b
rich in precious metals. The governo
says it is reported that Mr.. Ogilvie
who. was sent out by the Dominion
government last spring to locate til
| boundary line between Alaska and tn
Northwest territory, claims that som
of the new gold fields are in Britisl
territory, and has suggested that o.
the strength of his report his govern
ment is likely to attempt, next sun
mer, collections of miners license, pre-
vided for in the Canadian law. Th
governor says any attempt of this kin
will be resisted by the miners, larg
majority OF whom are American cit
zehs, and il persisted in will certainl
end in bloodshed, and suggests that
view of the imminent danger of sue
troubles, the recommendation to COZ
gress in behalf of a joint commission
to definately settle the boundary linz
be urgently renewed. The salmon
cod and whale fisheries, he says, wi
yield about $4,000. 900 during the yea
Every farmer should study and hay
general knowledge of the interni
structure OF the horse-his greate
helpmate at labor. He should kno1
!. and prohablv does. that of all the al